Wheel and tire rim structure



Nov. s, 1938. w. s. BRINK 2,135,482

WHEEL AND TIRE RIM STRUCTURE Filed July 8, 1936 INVENTOR Winfield 5. Brink 20 ATTORNEY 30 erably the outer ends of the spokes l2 are flush -W6 Patented Nov. 8, 1938 UNITEDSTATE PATENT QFFiQE WHEEL AND TIRE RIM STRUCTURE Winfield S. Brink, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The Firestone Steel Products Company, Akron, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 8, 1936, Serial No. 89,511

1 Claim. (Cl. 301-20) This invention relates to wheel and tire rim providing space therebetween for the devices that structures, and more especially it relates to secure the rim to the felloe.

Wheels comprising metal fixed. rims or felloes Said rim securing devices, generally designated having rims for pneumatic tires dctachably l9 are uniformly spaced circumferentially of the mounted thereon. rim, and are herein shown as four in number al- 5 The chief objects of the invention are to pro though a greater number will be required on vide a structure of the character mentioned comwheels of larger size. As is most clearly shown prising a plurality of tire rims of various widths in Figure 2 each of the said devices comprises a that are mountable alternatively upon the fixed pair of jaw-like clips 2!), 211 that are substantially l0 rim of a wheel; to provide pneumatic tire rims of identical, each consisting of a unitary structure 10 various widths and same diameter with portions comprising a portion 26a that overlies the felloe of uniform width for engagement with attaching i l and a pair of spaced-apart portions 2% undermeans for securing them to a wheel; and to prolying the felloe. That portion of each clamp 20 vide means for removably mounting tire rims of that is disposed laterally of a margin of the 5 the character mentioned upon the metal felloe felloe is apertured at 2| to receive a carriage of a wheel, which securing means are entirely rebolt 22 that extends through both clamps, he movable so as to permit the wheel to run on the tween portions thereof and below the felloe metal felloe without the tire. Other objects will ll, said bolt being provided with a nut 23 by bemanifest. which the clamps are drawn toward each other. 1

20 Of the accompanying drawing: One of the apertures 72! is square so as to engage 20 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel and rim the shank of the carriage bolt 22 to prevent it structure embodying the invention, in its prefrom turning. Portion 20a of each clamp 20 is ferred form, a part being broken away; and disposed between the well 16 of rim l5 and the Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figmetal felloe H, and has its outwardly directed ure 1. face tapered or sloped toward its inner end as 25 Referring to the drawing, there is shown in shown at 24 for wedging engagement With Said Figure 1 an all metal wheel consisting of a hub rim-well. At its outer end the tapered surface ill, a fixed rim or felloe II, and spokes 2, I2 24 of clamp portion 20a merges with a shoulder fixedly connected to said hub and felloe. Prefe latter abutting One of t e C ers O the or substantially flush with the outer periphery The arrangement is such that the tire rim l5 of the felloe Ii so that the wheel may run on is securely retained upon the felloe I I of the the latter as a tire if desired. This type of Wheel, y t i a y and q kly removable therewheel is commonly used on numerous farm vefrom- T e meta g devices l9 also are hicles, and the maximum advantages of this ineasily removable from t e elloe l i, and When 35 vention are achieved when all such wheels in removed there is nothing projecting om the use by any farmer are f t Same Outside felloe to prevent the wheel from running thereon.

i t and width Modification may be resorted to without de- At 15 i Shown one of series f pneumatic parting from the spirit of the invention or the tire rims that is mountable upon the felloe ll. Scope of the appended Claim. 40

Said rim is of the drop center type having a What is claimed is: central circumferential well l6 that is of uniform A Wheel Structure ccmprising an all metal fixed depth and Width in an the rims of the series felloe, a tire rim mounted thereon in spaced relar The rim also is formed with the usual lateral tion thereto, and aplurality of devices removable 40 flanges n n that engage the bead portions of from the felloe for securing the the rim thereon, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim The diseachbof Sam s comprising a pair of clamp mem ers and a 01 engaging each for drawing tance between flanges ll will vary in different t sets of rims according to the different widths of hem toward each other each clamp member having an outer leg provided with an outer wedgtires to be mounted thereon, the positions of the ing urfa e disposed between the f ll and me 50 flanges of an alternative tire rim being indicated rim and a portion engaging the inner circumin broken hnes 1n g 'e The lnslde diameter ference of the felloe, said bolt being positioned of the well I6 of the tire rim i5 is somewhat larger th t inner circumference of t fe11 e than the outside diameter of the metal felloe H 'so the rim may pass easily over the felloe, and WINFIELD S. BRINK. 55 

